Beirut vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$623
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.29M

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4447th and 6163rd ($1195 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Lebanon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5118th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716